Gaius stepped out as well. "Have the younger ones settled in?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Jerica is… Jerica,” Derik answered carefully. “But the boys seem to have. They picked up a card game from your men.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Excellent. Try not to let them lose all their money."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Derik smirked and dipped his head. “I’ll try not to.”
“Look, I’m just saying there’s no point in having books nobody reads.” Jerica gestured towards the Keep though she was talking to her babysitter in the dormitory. “So you should go get some for me if I’m not allowed to go get them myself. About Strithr — one of your gods I up here. I want books about him.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"You'll have to ask Lord Ash directly," she replied.
Gaius started walking Derik back to the dormitory.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Can’t you go ask him? Or send a barracks boy or something?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I could," she agreed. "But you know the specifics of the material you want."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Books about Strithr,” Jerica repeated. “Any of them. All of them. I don’t really care. Something that’ll be good for me to learn more about him. I’m sure Ash is probably gonna have rules about what I can and can’t have anyway; just ask him which ones you can bring me.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“‘Cause I do.” Jerica tried not to sound as defensive as she felt. “Call it an academic curiosity.” That may impact the entire rest of her life.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"That response is exactly why I think you should ask Lord Ash." She wrinkled her nose. "You do realize how suspicious that sounds?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“How the fuck is that suspicious?” Jerica scoffed. “It’s not like I’m going to start asking for an altar and child sacrifices next. I just want a book.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I don't make the rules. Lord Ash is very protective of his books."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“So go ask him,” Jerica urged. “…please? I’ll shut up if you convince him to give me a book about Strithr… otherwise I’ll talk… and talk… and talk… all night.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
She gave her a glare. "He'll want to interview you, I bet."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
